As the sun falls below the horizon on Halloween, 41.1 million people all around the United States start to celebrate the night. Children go out and crowd the streets by trick-or-treating and the teens...

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the end of the school year approaches, many students are feeling the pressure of multiple spring activities. Sporting events, end-of-the-year concerts, the beginning of summer jobs,...

A suspect opening ceremony seems to be the biggest topic of discussion this year for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The reason for the commotion is the major fault in the pyrotechnics;  the fifth Olympic ring,...

Marijuana is, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the third most abused drug in America today right behind tobacco and alcohol. While two states, Colorado and Washington, have legalized...

Whether it be his multi-colored hair and hairstyles he donned on a multitude of occasions or his famous red carpet masquerades such as when he wore a wedding dress in May of 1996 to promote his autobiography,...

Perhaps it’s a minor detail: should school districts call the December recess a more secular “Winter Break” or the religiously oriented “Christmas Break?” But terms such as these are debated...

Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates appreciating what you have. Beginning with the first Thanksgiving in 1621 in the Plymouth Colony with the American Indians and the Plymouth Colonists, where they...

Following the day of Thanksgiving, "door-buster sales" entice Americans to shop 'til they drop. Black Friday is an unofficial American holiday that is the opening of winter shopping in stores, with Cyber...

A cultural holiday to celebrate and appreciate harvest time is common in many countries around the world. In Korea, they celebrate Chuseok with traditional food and games. Argentinians celebrate the Fiesta...

Ever since the first known mass produced video game, Computer Space, in November of 1971, American’s have divulged into the animated world and immersed themselves into an alternate reality known as...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. Shot and killed by two bullets fired by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, JFK died a few short hours later....

Last Monday, Nov. 11, RBHS kicked-off the second annual Honor Flight Competition against the Jefferson City Public School District. Sponsored by Young Republicans, the event aims to raise money for the...